Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.

An old mining site that is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Designed to commemorate the king's coronation.

Originally built circa 13-14th century, this “snail well” was a resourceful means to draw water in a region where the soil was mostly loam.

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.

Outside a paint factory north of Manchester's city center, an inexplicable submarine sticking out of the ground.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

A quirky, larger than life sculpture on an old bunker pays tribute to an eccentric carnival entertainer.

Almost too short to be an actual street, this stretch of road maintains a unique moniker.

This quaint mountain pass with centuries-old cobblestones is known as Japan's steepest slope.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

A plaque recognizes "unquestionably the most widely published photograph in rural electrification history."

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.

A military fort has guarded the surrounding area from this key position since the 13th century.

This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.

This lavish abode was once the home of the inventor of "Gorilla Pants."

A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.

A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.

Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.